Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form 34 for Patients with Cancer: A Methodological Study.

Purpose: The Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form 34 (SCNS-SF34) measures the perceived care needs of patients with cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the SCNS-SF34 (i.e.

Effects of an integrated lifestyle intervention for overweight and obese breast cancer survivors: A quasi-experimental study.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effects of an integrated lifestyle intervention on health-promoting behavior, depression, body composition, and quality of life for overweight and obese breast cancer survivors.

Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest. The participants were 42 overweight and obese breast cancer survivors.

Research trends in the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing from 2011 to 2021: a quantitative content analysis.

Purpose: Topic modeling is a text mining technique that extracts concepts from textual data and uncovers semantic structures and potential knowledge frameworks within context. This study aimed to identify major keywords and network structures for each major topic to discern research trends in women's health nursing published in the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing (KJWHN) using text network analysis and topic modeling.

Methods: The study targeted papers with English abstracts among 373 articles published in KJWHN from January 2011 to December 2021.

Research Trends of Lifestyle Intervention for Women With Obesity: A Text Network Analysis.

Background: While the number of lifestyle intervention studies for women with obesity continues to increase, the research trends related to this topic should be evaluated through text network analysis.

Methods: A total of 231 relevant studies published in international journals between 2011 and 2021 were identified. Semantic morphemes of the abstracts were refined, and a co-occurrence matrix with 117 keywords was generated using the text network analysis program NetMiner 4.

Factors Affecting the Quality of Life in Low-Income Older Adults with Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing quality of life (QoL) of low-income older adults (LOAs) with sarcopenia.

Methods: A convenience sample of 125 older adults was recruited from Jeonbuk Province, South Korea. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire that included nutritional status, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module.

[Trajectories of subjective health status among married postmenopausal women based on the ecological system theory: a longitudinal analysis using a latent growth model].

Purpose: This study investigated the trajectory of subjective health status in married postmenopausal women and aimed to identify predictive factors affecting subjective health status.

Methods: Data were obtained from women who participated in wave 4 (2012) of the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women & Families Longitudinal Study and continued to the latest phase (wave 7, 2018). A latent growth model (LGM) was used to analyze data from 1,719 married postmenopausal women in the framework of the ecological system theory.

Factors influencing quality of life in low-income women with young children in Korea: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of health-promoting behaviors (HPB), marital intimacy, and parenting stress on the quality of life (QoL) of low-income women with young children in Korea, an underserved group.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey employed a descriptive correlational design. Using convenience sampling, 123 low-income women with children younger than 6 years were recruited from 14 health and community centers in Jeonju, Korea, from June 2020 to May 2021.

Associated factors of depression in pregnant women in Korea based on the 2019 Korean Community Health Survey: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Various individual and social factors influence depression in pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health status on depression of pregnant women in Korea.

Methods: This study analyzed data from the 2019 Korean Community Health Survey conducted from August to October 2019.

Health promoting behaviors in low-income overweight and obese women in Korea: an exploratory qualitative study.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore and understand the health promoting behaviors of low-income overweight and obese women in Korea.

Methods: Data were collected from 10 low-income overweight and obese women working at a community self-sufficiency center through semi-structured in-depth interviews. Individual interviews were conducted and transcribed.

Comparison of infant mortality and associated factors between Korean and immigrant women in Korea: an 11-year longitudinal study.

Purpose: This study compared infant mortality and its associated factors between Korean and immigrant women using vital statistics gathered by Statistics Korea.

Methods: Birth and death statistics from the period between 2009 and 2019 were extracted from the census of population dynamics data of the Microdata Integrated Service, Korea. Statistical data were derived from a complete survey and infant mortality was analyzed from mortality statistics data.

Relationships among sexual function, marital intimacy, type D personality and quality of life in patients with ovarian cancer, with spouses.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the relationships among sexual function, marital intimacy, type D personality and quality of life (QoL) in patients with ovarian cancer, with spouses.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used, and 104 patients were recruited using convenience sampling, from the inpatient and outpatient gynaecological clinics of two tertiary medical centres using structured questionnaires.

Results: Of the 104 participants, 31.

Lifestyle Interventions for Adults with Infertility.

With a significant increase in the age-standardized prevalence of infertile men and women, infertility has become a widespread global issue. Furthermore, infertility has led to increased stigma and disease burden. The causes of infertility include lifestyle factors such as obesity, an unbalanced diet, and physical activity.

Relationships among Type-D Personality, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Infertile Women.

Purpose: The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of the type-D personality and identify the relationship between type-D personality, fatigue, and quality of life (QoL) in infertile women.

Methods: A total of 149 infertile women were recruited between October 2020 and January 2021. The participants were assessed through self-administered questionnaires using the type- D personality scale-14, fatigue severity scale, and fertility QoL instrumental questionnaire.

The Effect of COVID-19-Related Lifestyle Changes on Depression.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related lifestyle changes on depression.

Methods: This secondary data analysis study included 229,269 adults from a community health survey conducted in the South Korea in 2020. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire about participants' lifestyle changes related to COVID-19 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

Factors affecting quality of life in low-income overweight and obese women: The mediating effects of health-promoting behaviors.

Background: It is necessary to comprehensively consider the personal and environmental factors of women who experience overweight or obesity and low-income households (WOOL) to improve their quality of life (QoL).

Aims: The aim of this study was to test a hypothetical path model to estimate the effects of self-efficacy, psychological distress, social support, and health-promoting behaviors (HPB) on QoL and verify the mediating effects of HPB among WOOL.

Methods: A total of 151 women with a monthly household income less than 50% of the national median income at eight welfare centers in South Korea participated in this study.

Symptoms, resilience, coping, and psychosocial adjustment in women with gynaecological cancer in South Korea: A cross sectional study.

Purpose: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between symptoms, resilience, coping, and psychosocial adjustment, and to identify the influence of these variables on the psychosocial adjustment in women with gynaecological cancer in South Korea.

Methods: A correlational research design was employed based on the stress-coping theory of Lazarus and Folkman. A total of 150 women with gynaecological cancer admitted to a Korean tertiary hospital were included via convenience sampling.

The development of a lifestyle modification mobile application, "Health for You" for overweight and obese breast cancer survivors in Korea.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a lifestyle modification (LSM) mobile application based on the Android operating system for overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (BCS) in Korea and evaluate its usability.

Methods: The content analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the LSM intervention mobile application for overweight and obese BCS was conducted by identifying survivors' needs, searching the literature, and reviewing existing mobile applications. The survey was conducted from June 1 to December 28, 2020 at Jeonju city, Korea.

A serial multiple mediator model of sense of coherence, coping strategies, depression, and quality of life among gynecologic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Purpose: This study evaluated whether coping strategies (positive reframing, planning, and active coping) and depression mediate the relationship between sense of coherence (SOC) and quality of life (QoL) using a serial multiple mediator model in patients with gynecologic cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods: A sample of 148 participants, with a mean age of 52.17 years (range 20-75) and diagnosed with gynecological cancer (e.

Factors affecting unmet healthcare needs of low-income overweight and obese women in Korea: analysis of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore unmet healthcare needs among low-income overweight and obese women and to identify the factors affecting unmet healthcare needs.

Methods: The study was a secondary analysis of data from the 2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A final sample of 388 out of 8,127 participants was analyzed using complex descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, the independent t-test, and logistic regression.

The Effects of Lifestyle Interventions on the Health-Promoting Behavior, Type D Personality, Cognitive Function and Body Composition of Low-Income Middle-Aged Korean Women.

Low-income middle-aged women (LMW) who are vulnerable have various physical and psychosocial problems. They need lifestyle interventions to actively cope with these risk factors. This study used a randomized control group pretest-posttest design.